Children Depression: Medication Is Not
Always A Panacea
by Hector
Milla
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Medication is not always a panacea in depression treatment of adults
and children, although is very useful in severe cases. But antidepressant
drugs are a dangerous matter when they are diagnosed to a child.
After being evaluated by a psychiatrist specialized in children
treatment, a depressed child shall follow the treatment diagnosed by him.
Medication shall be diagnosed only if it is needed, since therapy will be
the best choice in children treatment.
The doctor or other therapist, such as a psychologist or a social
worker along with the parents of the depressed child will play an
important role on the disease situation of their child either in therapy
and/or receiving medication.
It is known that the number of children and teens diagnosed with
depression in the United States have doubled between the years 1995 and
2004, as well as the use of antidepressant drugs have increased too. The
use of psychotherapy or counseling, however, has declined.
According to experts, there may be a quantity of cases, where exist an
inappropriate prescribing situation to children, as guidelines state that
children shall be treated in a better way with either mental health
counseling or a mix of counseling and medication.
Therefore, antidepressants should not replace talk therapy in kids as
says FDA warnings, though new research shows an increase in prescriptions
for the mood-altering drugs as therapy sessions declined.
Researchers of Stanford University School of Medicine stated that many
teens received only medication, including drugs not approved for use by
children, instead psychotherapy for treating children depression.
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